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by IHaveAName
Tue Feb 18, 2025 4:48 pm
Forum: Main Outdoor Warning Sirens Board
Topic: Yamaha Music Sirens
Replies: 198
Views: 439749

Re: Yamaha Music Sirens

Hello all again, The intakes for the choppers have been located on the 2nd generation music sirens. I somehow didn't notice it, but thanks to one of my friends for pointing it out: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FaafO29aMAEDAHm?format=jpg&name=medium Under each chopper's stand is a hole, seemingly ...
by IHaveAName
Thu Jan 16, 2025 7:17 pm
Forum: Main Outdoor Warning Sirens Board
Topic: Yamaha Music Sirens
Replies: 198
Views: 439749

Re: Yamaha Music Sirens

Big finds came out last night. ModifiedCyclone125 located a few articles about the Beppu City Library music siren, which we now know is the old city hall building. It was installed around or before March of 1957, and supposedly went inactive between 1977-1979 in favor of a "music chime", p...
by IHaveAName
Wed Nov 13, 2024 2:43 am
Forum: Main Outdoor Warning Sirens Board
Topic: Yamaha Music Sirens
Replies: 198
Views: 439749

Re: Yamaha Music Sirens

Yamaha completed the development of the 1st generation hamamatsu musical siren in July 1950 and in December 1951 began operation with a 12-note scale. In 1957, the scale was improved to 14 notes, which is more than usual The 2nd gen Hamamatsu music siren had maintenance every 2 to 3 times per year ...
by IHaveAName
Mon Nov 04, 2024 3:19 pm
Forum: Main Outdoor Warning Sirens Board
Topic: Yamaha Music Sirens
Replies: 198
Views: 439749

Re: Yamaha Music Sirens

BREAKING NEWS! The music siren that has been believed to be at an unknown location has been found! It is atop Suzuka Telecommunications Academy ,now Suzuka Shiroko University of Medical Science https://x.com/musicsirenrt/status/1853154791356018758 As of 2021, it has been removed For anyone wonderin...
by IHaveAName
Mon Oct 28, 2024 10:02 pm
Forum: Main Outdoor Warning Sirens Board
Topic: Yamaha Music Sirens
Replies: 198
Views: 439749

Re: Yamaha Music Sirens

Big news! For those closely monitoring as of recent, you may have seen this post from many years ago. https://www.airraidsirens.net/forums/viewtopic.php?p=32986&hilit=musical+siren#p32986 It talks about a siren on the top of a department store in Yokosuka in the 80's. Well, a brilliant find by a...
by IHaveAName
Sun Sep 08, 2024 4:59 pm
Forum: Main Outdoor Warning Sirens Board
Topic: Yamaha Music Sirens
Replies: 198
Views: 439749

Re: Yamaha Music Sirens

I was wondering if theres any sort of official or unofficial notations of the songs played? For example, i would really like the notation of the exact of Arabesque no. 1 that is played by a Yamaha music siren in Hammatsu. This video shows it being played, if there's anything please tell me: https:/...
by IHaveAName
Sat Aug 03, 2024 2:22 am
Forum: Main Outdoor Warning Sirens Board
Topic: Yamaha Music Sirens
Replies: 198
Views: 439749

Re: Yamaha Music Sirens

Hi, all, I have no idea what happened to the dates on the original post, but I'm gonna leave this accurate post with corrections up: TOKIWA Oita Status: Active Installed: 1975 Note: Replaced an older unit installed in 1954 which was removed in 1970 for building repairs. (current music siren confirms...
by IHaveAName
Wed Jul 24, 2024 1:52 pm
Forum: Main Outdoor Warning Sirens Board
Topic: Yamaha Music Sirens
Replies: 198
Views: 439749

Re: Yamaha Music Sirens

Justarandomguy wrote:
Sat Jul 13, 2024 5:21 am
Hi all, I'm new here in this forum, but after looking at the whole discussion, some images seem to be not loading anymore. Does someone have those photos?
I have a site with historic photos of music sirens here: https://sites.google.com/view/yamaha-mu ... _current=1
by IHaveAName
Tue Apr 02, 2024 2:25 pm
Forum: Siren Maps
Topic: Historical MN Sirens Map
Replies: 30
Views: 130040

Re: Historical MN Sirens Map

(small bump, sorry) After a bit of digging (sorry for getting to you so late, I haven't been on the board much recently), I found that the Northwestern Bank Building is actually currently the Wells Fargo Bank currently at 620 South Marquette Avenue. From this perspective, it looks like it was situat...
by IHaveAName
Tue Apr 02, 2024 2:00 pm
Forum: Mystery Sirens
Topic: Is this a Musical Siren or a Vent?
Replies: 7
Views: 10822

Re: Is this a Musical Siren or a Vent?

No, it is not a music siren. Although it vaguely matches the description of a music siren, the 2nd generation music siren's housing is able to disassembled from all sides, whereas the object in the picture looks like it's meant to be taken off to reveal what may be inside. It is also a bit too large...

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